Fragrant Harbor

About the Book

Hong Kong, with its oriental life and overlay of western ways, is the setting of FRAGRANT HARBOR. Gwen Kimball, fleeing an unpleasant affari in New York, comes to visit her sister and brother-in-law who are stationed there with the intention of settling in the Colony. Through them she meets many ex-patriots and locals, among them an oriental ship owner, Lance, who is married but not living eith his wife. They are immediately attracted to each other. Then Todd, the New York man from whom Gwen fled, arrives.

About the Author

Laura McBride has has a varied life which is reflected in the settings of her novels. She lived in Asia for twelve years during the period of the Viet Nam hostilities. This novel of Hong Kong is based on that period … a time of British stewardship on a base of traditional Chinese life. The characters are purely imaginary and, though some of the incidents are based on actual happenings, the book is in no sense autobiographical. This is McBride’s second book published by Xlibris. Her first, SUCH THINGS AS DREAMS, reflects her earlier life in theatre.